1 CGHC010301822022 2026:CGHC:31772 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MAC No. 1016 of 2022 Smt. Anjana Lal W/o Ajit Lal Aged About 50 Years R/o Village Meghapara, Chilfi, Police Station Chilfi, District : Mungeli, Chhattisgarh ... Appellant versus 1 - Mahendra Kumar S/o Late Keejaram Jaiswal Aged About 36 Years R/o Village Padampur, Police Station Jarhagaon (Driver of the Vehicle), District : Mungeli, Chhattisgarh 2 - Dayashankar S/o Dhaniram Sahu R/o Devnagar, Birkona, Police Station Koni (Owner of Vehicle No. C G 10 P 5784), District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - The New India Insurance Company Limited Divisional Officer, Rama Trade Centre, Second Floor Bilaspur, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For the appellant : None For the respondents : None (Hon’ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal) Order on Board 24.07.2026 By this appeal filed u/s 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the claimant is seeking enhancement of the award dated 08.12.2021 passed by the learned First Addl. Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh in Claim Case No.332 of 2018. On previous date of hearing i.e.,15.04.2026, no one has chosen to appear on behalf of the appellant despite repeated calls. 2 Even today when the matter is taken up for hearing no one appears. It appears that the appellant is showing interest in pursuing the appeal. Therefore, this Court is left with no other way except to dismiss the petition for want of prosecution. Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution. Sd/- (Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal) Judge Rao